''I don't really like the violence in this game. It just seem tasteless. I just wish they went with the "uncharted" type of violence. There is no gory violence in the uncharted series and that what make that series shine. I just wish Naughty Dog didn't go this childish route. Im still hype for this game but i just don't like the violent part of the game. I just hope there an option to disable this.

"Im still hype for this game but i just don't like the violent part of the game. I just hope there an option to disable this."

My friend knows a guy whose cousin's brother knows a chick that works at ND. The "Grandma" mode for The Last of Us will replace blood with milk and drown out cussing with the sound of a squealing panda.

What are you talking about you're snapping peoples necks in Uncharted all the time lol. Pulling them off ledges to their doom and shooting them in the face with whatever the heck you can find. Just because Uncharted isn't particularly bloody doesn't mean it's not violent. Besides its a game about survival it's got to have violence at some point if they want a fairly believable story.

Survival action-adventure and expecting flamboyant violence like in Uncharted? Good logic Mika. The material this game is based off and the genre it is placed in screams for the vibe an violence that we've seen so far. There's nothing childish about its implementation. It suits the tension, grounds the characters and is realistic more than anything else.

The developers have stated that the beauty in The Last of Us is the contrast between the violence (which is grounded and necessary) and silence (adventure sequences, in-game narrative excursions, cutscenes).

We also have known for a long time that you can approach the game pacifistically to a large extent. Sneak past enemies, as a less brave survivor would or smash their lights out as a seasoned survivor. Whether it's tasteless violence is dependent on your viewpoint and approach and what you would do if you were Joel in The Last of Us.

Dear oh dear, Mika, you really do struggle to hide your bias. It's funny because I just mentioned in another thread how the violence would be used to put this game down. I edited it though because the author of the piece kindly changed the headline to something more grown up.

'My friend knows a guy whose cousin's brother knows a chick that works at ND. The "Grandma" mode for The Last of Us will replace blood with milk and drown out cussing with the sound of a squealing panda.'

Well the difference between the violence in the last of us is it looks like it will have an emotional impact on the player when they kill someone.

Even watching the E3 demo made me feel a bit uncomfortable at the end when the guy pleads for his life only to be shot in the face by Joel. On top of that Elle was cowering in the corner of the room watching it happen which made it have even more of an impact IMO. The game wouldn't work without violence anyway as it wouldn't be believable. The aim of the game is to survive and protect Elle and therefore you will have to kill people before they kill you for supplies etc.

Why the fuck are people complaining about violence in this game? It's a post apocalyptic environment where humans have started to become infected and you are being chased by these infected humans as well as other human beings who are trying to survive. It's everyone for themselves, there are no friends and there are no allies. You either kill to stay alive or you get fucking killed by those who are trying to survive.

That's not what I ment. God damnit dude, what I am trying to say is that people are willing to do ANYTHING to stay alive, and if that means turning to violent actions in order to sustain survival then so be it. Violence in this game is absolutely necessary because of the fact that supplies are scarce and people are willing to do anything to get the edge. Where the hell did I even say that you're supposed to kill everyone? I'm pretty sure Naughty Dog even said that something like 80% of the violence is avoidable if you sneak around your enemies.

People brag about things that they don't know anything about. I said it before and I will say it again, it is optional. It is your own choice, whether you want to blast everybody's face and take all the supplies they had, or go stealthy and try to not take any damage.

Okay let's look at it logically. If you were trapped in a broken city full of monsters that were once human hunting you down with scavengers everywhere who are more then willing slaughter you down for whatever little you have to help you survive that and out your supplies you would most likely be a sitting duck are you telling me you wouldn't become violent and vicious? People always talk as if at humanity's brink of destruction and chaos that somehow you will remain calm,clear headed and serene and won't be bashing people's brains in or at least thinking about doing it to survive. Yeah I am so sure the people complaining wouldn't get violent at all. It's just a desperate struggle to survive. You can just ask the monsters and desperate scavengers politely to give you food and water and leave you alone.

I hope they don't change anything on the violence. Don't react to the stupid school shooting. It had nothing to do with videogames. Don't let that idiot ruin games. Parents should start doing a better job when it comes to games their kids play. They have to start taking responsibility for what their kids play. All games have ratings. If your kids are too young don't let them play violent games.

Violence fits the narrative. And I welcome it. BUT. It is still a story (and expected lay going to be a great one). And those here for the story should be allowed the CHANCE to enjoy it, and a simple blood and gore filter isn't all out of reason. I can understand why someone might be turned off by a mans skull being blown off, with nice little bone fragments mixed in (gravy...).